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Empowering People
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
Dataset Summary
| Agency | Department of Labor |
| Sub-Agency/Organization | US Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Category | Labor Force, Employment, and Earnings |
| Date Released | 1929 |
| Date Updated | Monthly |
| Time Period | Week that includes the 12th day of the month |
| Frequency | Monthly |
Description
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The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the: labor force, employment, unemployment and persons not in the labor force. |
Dataset Metrics
| Number of Downloads | 2,480 |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Statistical |
| Keywords | Current Population Survey (CPS), Household survey, National Labor force statistics, NationalDemographic labor force data, NationalEmployment by demographics, Educational attainment, College enrollment and work activity of high school graduates, College enrollment and work activity of High school graduates, Marital and family data, Foreign-born workers, Older workers, Statistics on Hispanic workers, Minority workers, Statistics on workers by Race, Veterans, Volunteering (statistics from CPS), Youth, Usual weekly earnings, Earnings by demographics, Women's earnings, Minimum wage workers, Poverty: profile of the working poor Absences from work, Contingent workers, Discouraged workers, Displaced workers, Part-time workers, Hours of work by demographics, Labor force status flows research series, Multiple jobholders, Not in the labor force, Flexible and shift schedules, Shift work, Self-employed workers, Summer work, Employee tenure, Job tenure, Tenure, National Unemployment statistics, Union membership, Work experience, Home-based work, Work at home (statistics from CPS), Employment and earnings (household data). |
| Unique ID | 321 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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| Agency Program Page | http://www.bls.gov/cps/ |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=ln |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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Household survey, National Labor force statistics, National Demographic labor force data, National Employment by demographics, Educational attainment, Usual weekly earnings, Earnings by demographics, unemplyment statistics, Employment and earnings.
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| Granularity | US |
| Geographic Coverage | US |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homtoc.htm |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=ln |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| Additional Metadata | http://www.bls.gov/cps/#data |
Statistical Information
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Statistical Methodology
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